by Deb Farris | Mar 26, 2026 | Faith & Art, Musings, Writing
After a week of wondering if I should start a Substack, like most of my writer friends have done, I ended up in a jumbled mess in my head—and so had my words. I can’t write when my head is jumbled. I realized the remedy to all this is simple: feeling loved. That’s the...
by Deb Farris | Mar 10, 2026 | Musings, Writing
Today, sitting with“through this door:wisconsin in poems”,I was reminded how poetry can open our eyes to the small things. I am grateful for the poets, editors, and the space to see—to read, to write—something new…🧡 How is it that wordsso carefully,so soulfully...
by Deb Farris | Mar 4, 2026 | Family history, Musings, Writing
My son Charlie on the left in 1983. My grandson Charlie on the right in 2026. Yeah you, I’m talking to you! 👩🏻🍼 I know! There’s two! 🐻🐻 The most precious baby gift I received when your papa Charlie was born, was a hand-stitched quilt made by his great-grandmother,...
by Deb Farris | Feb 9, 2026 | Aging Parents, Family, Musings
In memory of Dad. “Taters” was originally posted in February 2015 My dad, Bill, would have been 96 today. This is the first year since he “went home to Jesus,” as he always said, that I forgot it was his birthday. I only remembered because it...
by Deb Farris | Jan 30, 2026 | Faith and Writing, Grace in Ordinary Life, Musings
I find the daily banter in our house especially humorous, interesting, if not sometimes distracting, these days. I don’t know where to go with the reeling thoughts I carry around in light of where we find ourselves in the world, and more specifically, in my own...
